Blessed Karl Symposium

About

The symposium is an family-friendly event for anyone wanting to learn about Blessed Karl or deepen their devotion. Explore his life, legacy, and spirituality through talks and discussions. Whether new or devoted, connect with a community united by faith.

The Blessed Karl von Habsburg Symposium will feature a distinguished lineup of speakers who will illuminate the life and enduring faith, strength, and joy of Blessed Karl. An additional part includes an address on Servant of God, empress and queen Zita, Karl’s beloved wife, and their courtship and marriage

Scholars, theologians, clergy, and laymen of all ages and walks of life will explore Karl’s profound commitment to Catholic values, his role in European history, and the spiritual legacy he left behind. Personal testimonies and historical analyses will provide attendees with an in-depth understanding of his moral courage and dedication to the Church.

Dallas police security will be present.

Speakers

• Princess Maria-Anna von Habsburg Galitzine

  • Granddaughter of Blessed Karl & Servant of God Zita

  • Topic - Blessed Karl, Emperor of Peace

  • A very intimate look, by his own granddaughter, into a family man who stressed what he called “the blessing of peace” in politics, community, in the church, and in his marriage and even with his children.

• Right Reverend Dom Philip Anderson O.S.B.

  • Abbot of Benedictine Abbey of Our Lady of Clear Creek, Oklahoma

  • Topic - “An Imperial Contemplative”

• Ambassador Archduke Eduard von Habsburg

  • Hungary’s Ambassador to the Holy See and great-great-great grandson of Kaiser Franz Joseph, predecessor of Blessed Karl

  • Topic - “Blessed Karl as father of nations”

  • What does it mean to have a political leader that truly respects his peoples?

• Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio

  • Executive Producer of new film “Triumph ot the Heart”

  • Topic - Blessed Karl, St. Joseph, and the Beatitudes: Meekness as characteristic of the successful father and leader

• Eric Sammons

  • Editor-in-Chief of Crisis Magazine

  • Topic - Blessed Karl as an apostle of peace

• Archduke Paul von Habsburg

  • Son of Ambassador Archduke Eduard von Habsburg and great(4th) grandson of Kaiser Franz Joseph

  • Topic - Absolute reliance on God that Bl. Karl shows through his life

• Father Joseph Matlak

  • Byzantine Catholic Priest & Professor of Theology at the Benedictine Belmont Abbey College

  • Topic - Our Desire for a King: The Witnesses of Ancient Israel and Blessed Karl

• Suzanne Pearson

  • Delegate and leader of the Gebetsliga (Emperor Karl League of Prayer)

  • Topic - Emperor Karl’s Heroic Virtue

• Dr. Niall Buckley

  • Professor of History, St. Thomas Catholic University

  • Topic - Blessed Karl and the Unified Civitas: A Catholic Habsburg Response to Revolutionary Political Violence 1911-1922

• David Ross, Founder & MC of the Blessed Karl Symposium